Rayado Mesa
Rayado Mesa rises to 2,330 m in New Mexico. Mount Phillips stands 3,553 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Kit Carson Mesa, a peak 3.9 miles away. Santa Fe Trail passes 2.0 miles off. 101 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49066966, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,330 m
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Santa Fe Trail, National
- 59.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 24.6 mi off the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Base Camp View · 11 mi
101 named places within 25 miles
- Kit Carson Mesa: 3.9 mi
- Gonzalitos Mesa: 4.3 mi
- Apache Mesa: 8.3 mi
- Pinon Hills: 8.3 mi
- White Peak: 8.8 mi
- Cimarron Veterans Memorial: 13.4 mi
- Blackjack's Hideout: 13.5 mi
- Colfax County Fairgrounds: 14.6 mi
- Gravel Pit Lakes: 21.6 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 21.9 mi
- María de la Luz Beaubien Maxwell Historic Marker: 4.8 mi
- Philmont Scout Ranch Gateway Sign: 10.5 mi
- Old Colfax County Courhouse: 15.3 mi
- Cimarron Canyon: 15.7 mi
- Old Cartwright Mill Site: 17.5 mi
- Rayado: 4.9 mi
- Leadership School Campfire: 5.4 mi
- Covered Wagon: 10.5 mi
- Homebound Ampitheater: 10.6 mi
- Welcome Wagon: 10.7 mi
- Kit Carson Museum: 4.8 mi
- Villa Philmonte: 10.7 mi
- Old Aztec Mill Museum: 13.2 mi
- Santa Fe Trail Interpretive Center: 15.4 mi
- Russell’s Truck & Car Muzeum: 17.6 mi
- State Game Commission Land: 9.2 mi
- Wagon Mound Lake Wildlife Management Area: 22.1 mi
- Cimarron Canyon State Park: 22.5 mi
- The Wonders of Discovery: 10.6 mi
- Tipi: 13.1 mi
- Betty's Bra: 12.2 mi
- Palisades: 22.1 mi
- Crooked Creek Spring: 17.3 mi
- Palisades Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
- Dawson: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rayado Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Phillips | WNW 304° | 3,553 m | 19.6 mi |
| Bunkhouse Bare Point | NW 304° | 3,550 m | 19.4 mi |
| Tolby Peak | NW 304° | 3,513 m | 20.8 mi |
| Comanche Peak | NW 306° | 3,445 m | 19.0 mi |
| Agua Fria Peak | W 279° | 3,364 m | 19.3 mi |
| Big Red | NW 304° | 3,359 m | 17.8 mi |
| Garcia Peak | WNW 296° | 3,323 m | 19.8 mi |
| Black Mountain | NW 307° | 3,295 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:43 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:24 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:09 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 35 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 51 | 40 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cimarron 4 SW, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357578663
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